Lock for automobiles



J. J. MAHONEY.

LOCK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATHJN FILED FEB-13. 1920.

1,438,656. Patented Dec. 12,1922.

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Application filed February 13, 1920. Serial No. 858,457.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that L'J HN J, MAHONEY a citizen of the United States, andresident of Medford, countyof Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts,have invented an lmproven'ient in Looks for Automobiles, of which thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying;drawings, isa specification, like characters on the drawings representing like partsin each'of the several views. I 7

. This invention relates to devices for securinn; automobiles and othervehicles from theft, or tamperingwithby. unauthorized.

persons. A prin ipal object of the invention is to provide a simple andeasily applied, but yet reliable device, that is adapted foreno-aggementwith the wheel of vehicle and to hold the machine from moving. A furtherobject is to providea simple and inexpensive type of device, that may bequickly and easily removed bodily from its operative pos tion to bestored away, and as quickly applied and ready for operation. Theforegoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will morefully appear from the following detailed description, and thedistinctive features of novelty will there after be pointed outin theappended claims,

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing' a portion of the front axleand a wheel ofan, automobile with my device in operative position, a portion of thewheel being broken away in section;

Fig. 2 is an elevation lookingfrom the front of the machine; and, r

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the device removed. y y

10 indicates a stout clasp made in the form of a yoke with the twomembers thereof pivoted together at 11 and adapted to en circle theouter portion of thetire and rim of a vehicle wheel. Gne of the membersof this clasp is pivoted at12 to a bar 13 of a length to extenddiagonally downward to a point on the axle some little distance inwardfrom the wheel and the extremity of this bar is equipped with a T-head14. r The extremity of one clasp member is formed with an apertured lug15 to which is secured one end of a chain or like flexible member 16.The other end of this chain is adapted to be engaged through an opening17 in the other clasp or yoke member and held from removal therefrom bya suitable lock 1 18 which may be engaged in ring16, at l l theextremity of the chain16. The axle A. has secured thereto a band clamp:19 having at one SlClQdZllGIBOf, preferablyat the front,

a socket 20 for receiving the T-head 14.

This socket has at the front thereof .an

elongated slot 20 ofa' dimensiontsuch that the T-head 14 may be slip)edtherethrou h into the socket 2-0 when the bar 18 is in in operativeposition, e. g. as shown in parallelism with the axle but so that u thmoving of the bar 13 to operative position as shown in Fig. 1, the T-head14- w ll be i turned angularly cross-wise of the slot 20 to hold itfrom removal. In use, when it is desired to apply the device. the T-head14 is first inserted in the slot 20 and then the bar 13 is swungangularly of the axle, i. e. outward toward the rim and the clasp I oryoke 10 is fitted around the tire and rimof the wheel lV. Then the chain16 is passed throuqh the wheel within the rim R and secured through thehole 17 to the other end of the clasp by means of the lock 18.

.It is to be noted that any suitable lock may ing" the lock 18, swingingthe clasp away from the wheeland turning the bar 13 again intoparallelism with the axle. the clasp remains on the wheel rim however,it is quite impossible to remove the T-head 1.4. from its socket andthus the device cannot betampered with or removed. The describedconstruction is strong and reliable for preventing unauthorized tampering; with a machine, andeven should it. be possible to dislocate the bar13 of the clamp sleeve 19, the device is still held secure onto thewheel rendering it impracticable'to operate the machine. I am aware thatthe invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desirethe present embodiment to So long as Having described my invention WhatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A lockingdevice for automobiles or the likeadapted for engagement with an axleand Wheel rim of the vehicle, comprising a clasp adapted to be fitted toa Wheel rim, and equipped With a lock to hold the same fromdisplacement, a bar pivotally engaged with said clasp, and having aT-head, and a socket member adapted to be fixed toan axle having anelongated slot adapted to receive said T-head with said lasp ininoperative position, but having saidT-head extending thereacross toprevent removal thereo'f'with said clasp in operative position. 2. Alocking device for automobiles adapted :lt'orengagement with an axle andWheel rim "of the vehicle, comprising a pivoted clasp adapted to befitted to a Wheel rim with a flexible member securing the clasp memberstogether and equipped with a lock, a'bar pivotedtoone oi'saidclasp-members and extending diagonally inward to the Wheel axle when.inoperative position. said barhavinga T-headl at its enchand a sockefixed to the axle having an elongated slot therein adapted to receivesaid T-head but to prevent removal thereof with said clasp in operativeposition.

A locking apparatus for vehicles (omprising an arm having a head movablvconnected to the vehicle, a hasp member p vot ed to the opposite end of.the arm said. hasp member being adapted to be locked to the arm andaround a portion of a Wheel of the vehicle to prevent disengagement osaid head from the vehicle.

4 A locking apparatus for vehieles comprising a'bearingplate car .d bythe "mhicle adjacent oneof the Wheels said vehicle, said plate having" aslot, aho'hlingj arm having a bearing head on one end adapted to beextended through the slot in one position and disposed laterally of theslot in another posltlon, a 'hasp .itlln' movably connected to the otherend of the hold arm and adapted to engage a Wheel of the vehicle, andmeans for loclringr'said hasp arm to the holding" arm to prevent removalofthe bearing head and arm from the plate. in testimony'whereof; i ha.signed my name to this specification. V

JOHN J. MAI-IONEY.

